The Veteran's claim for service connection for a not otherwise specified mood disorder has been reopened and granted. Service connection is also established for bipolar I disorder with anxious distress features.,Service connection for recurrent sleep disorders to include obstructive sleep apnea and recurrent headache disability are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's new evidence supports the reopening of his claim, but service connection remains pending on remand for further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipolar I Disorder with Anxious Distress Features, Not Otherwise Specified Mood Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19174812
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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